From watching Jim Steele’s string of videos where he’s comfortable with taking partial truths then cutting and pasting them onto totally
inappropriate comparisons in order to deceive - well, when not telling one out’n out lies.
But call him out on it and watch the “nice” guy turn vicious and rather than defending his claims,
it’s all about poor Jim being “attacked” because the new Republican/Libertarian standard is that lies are ok when it keeps their agenda moving forward.
Oh, but it’s OK for him to slander hard working ethical professionals…the double standards are astounding.
So here’s how a freakster for more ethical attitudes looks at it, as summed up in my closing paragraph of that Honest Liars documentary
http://citizenschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-honest-liar-considering-james-randi.html
Taking questions, James Randi responded to one with something I'd already jotted down in my notes as the single best line in the documentary, "People need to believe." Later, I had a chance to shake his hand and speak with him. I asked: “OK, people need to believe – what can we do with that? Where do we go from there?" He looked at me with those deep intense eyes, shrugged and shook his head for a beat, then perking up: “Teach the young ones." Then he reminded me of his foundation and invited me to check it out: - James Randi Educational Foundation - http://web.randi.org in particular http://web.randi.org/educational-videos--podcasts.html After watching the documentary, I came to appreciate that (without knowing it) Randi had given me more than skills to deal with con artists. He'd helped me learn that I was my own toughest challenge – falling in love with my own notions and refusing to acknowledge my own blindspots, being afraid to be proven wrong. Fabricating bubbles of contrived realities in order to justify rejecting contrary evidence no matter how valid it is. Those are each of our worst enemies. And what of our allies? There's the passion to keep learning about this incredible world I inhabit for a short moment. Appreciating that no matter how much I think I may have learned or know, there’s more to learn. Besides, I could be wrong and need to remain willing to honestly listen to and digest new information – then base my belief on the strength of the evidence presented – not on my tender ego or desires. If I’m wrong it’s a learning opportunity and not an excuse to lash out against the bearer of better information.Won't find any of that ethic alive in the "public debate"